Elite chess explained, move by move
Dates
24 Feb — 06 Mar 2026
Location
Prague, CZ
Field
10 players
Format
Round-robin
Time control
Classical
Rounds
9 · 9 played
Decisive
51%
Avg. rating
2710

Round 7 · 3 Mar 2026

Keymer — Anton Guijarro

The Matchup

White
Vincent KeymerCredit
🇩🇪GER
5th · 2.5

Vincent Keymer

2670 Performance · 2 behind leader

Last 5 games½½WL½
World#4FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2776Age21

Germany's standard-bearer and fresh super-tournament winner, blending modern opening depth with patient technique and growing endgame confidence.

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1–0White wins
Black
David Anton GuijarroCredit
3rd · 3.5

David Anton Guijarro

2730 Performance · 1 behind leader

Last 5 gamesW½½W½
World#51FIDE Standard world ranking from the latest monthly classical rating list before this tournament started. List: 2026-03-01.Elo2666

Grandmaster rated 2648 on the FIDE classical list — a regular in top round-robins and match events.

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Head to head

Classical over-the-board (indexed)

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Key Moments

Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation
BlackGuijarro2648
WhiteKeymerGER2767
+2
B
+4.4W

Classical factors on this position

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Checks, captures, and threats for the side to move

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The Moves

Other lines considered

From the crossroads before this move — engine and player perspectives.

Tempting traps

Rf7g7f7
+4.6134%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD34% would play this move

The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.

What changed

Attacking
Defending
No longer: Needs defense on Nf5

Immediate impact

Critical reply

Ke4Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Loses piece activity

Piece eyes the king zone from e6
Bg5+d8g5
+4.8530%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD30% would play this move

The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.

What changed

Attacking
Defending
Needs defense on bg5
Board structure

Immediate impact

Bg5 is active (king-zone pressure)

Critical reply

Ke4Critical

Critical line

After critical line

Complex tradeoff

Black gets the main benefit, but black creates more concrete threats.

Engine & players agree

Playable moves worth considering here.

Rc7g7c7
+0.6220%

MAIA 2200

PLAYER LIKELIHOOD20% would play this move

The Maia model estimates how often 2200-rated players choose this move from this position.

What changed

Attacking
Defending

Immediate impact

3 checking resourcesNf5 is active (king-zone pressure)